Railway-switch.



H. ELLIOT.

RAILWAY SWITCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2, 1914.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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fittest HENRY ELLIOT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RAILVVAY-SWITCH.

roeaeso Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Application filed March 2, 1914. Serial No. 821,822.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ELLIOT, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Switches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a railway switch and more particularly to a sectional switch point, the object being to construct a switch point by connecting rail sections to produce an inexpensive unitary structure, and to compensate for the weakness of the sectional structure by providing abutments at the point where the sections are connected together. When the sectional switch point is thrown laterally against a stationary rail,

the sectional structure tends to bend at the junction of the sections, and this tendency is overcome by an abutment or abutments which limit the movement of the sectional switch point and prevent it from bending at its weakest point, 2', e. at the point where the sections are connected together.

Figure I is a fragmentary top or plan View showing my switch point and a stationary rail adjacent thereto, a portion of the head of the stationary rail being broken away to show the abutment. Fig. II is a vertical section taken approximately on the line IIII, Fig. I.

In the accompanying drawings: A designates a stationary rail having a head 1, a web 2 and a base 3, and B designates a switch point movable toward and away from the stationary rail. It will of course be understood that when the switch point is in service it is hinged or pivoted to one of the main rails, but since this feature forms no part of my invention I do not deem it necessary to show or describe a specific means for connecting the movable switch point to a main rail.

I have found in actual practice that a decided saving may be effected in the manufacture of switch points by connecting rail sections to produce a switch point of the required length, for example, by removing the worn ends of an old switch point and then refinishing it to the required shape, and finally connecting a section of railroad rail to the heel end of the refinished section. This produces a sectional switch point of the required shape and length, but the sectional structure is lacking in strength at the j unction of the sections, and this weakness is compensated for by abutments which prevent the switch point from bending when it is thrown laterally against the adjacent stationary rail.

The switch point I have shown comprises a point section 4 and a heel section 5 alined with the point section, said sections being joined by fish plates 6. The fish plates are preferably riveted to the sections 4 and 5. An abutment 7, consisting of a substantially U-shaped metal bar, is secured to the switch point by means of rivets which pass through the fish plates. The abutment, in the con struction shown, overlaps the adjoining sections t and 5, and is so located that it will engage the web 2 of the stationary rail when the switch point is thrown laterally against said rail.

I claim l. A railway switch comprising a stationary rail, a switch point movable laterally toward and away from said stationary rail, the said switch point comprising two alined sections joined to each other, and an abutment carried by said switch point at said connection adapted to engage the adjacent side of said stationary rail when the switch point is adjusted toward said rail.

2. A railway switch comprising a stationary rail, a switch point movable laterally toward and away from said stationary rail, the said switch point comprising two alined sections joined to each other, and an abutment secured to said switch point and overlapping the joint between the sections of said switch point, the said abutment being adapted to bear against the adjacent side of said stationary rail when the switch point is adjusted toward said rail.

HENRY ELLIOT,

In the presence of E. K. CLARK, A. J. McCAULEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

